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dc.contributor.author | Gómez Roig, Ma. Dolores | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mazarico Gallego, Edurne | - |
dc.contributor.author | Valladares, Esther | - |
dc.contributor.author | Guirado, Laura | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fernandez-Arias, Mireia | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vela Martínez, Antonio | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-19T08:02:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-19T08:02:56Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015-05-27 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/102727 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to measure aortic intima-media thickness (aIMT) and aortic diameter (AD) in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) fetuses, small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses, and intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) fetuses. METHODS: Case-control study performed between June 2011 and June 2012. Forty-nine AGA fetuses, 40 SGA fetuses, and 35 IUGR fetuses underwent concomitant measurement of aIMT and AD at a mean gestational age of 34.4 weeks. RESULTS: Median aIMT was higher in fetuses with IUGR (0.504 mm [95%CI: 0.477-0.530 mm]), than in SGA fetuses (0.466 mm [95% CI: 0.447-0.485 mm]), and AGA fetuses (0.471 mm [95% CI: 0.454-0.488 mm]) (p = 0.023). Mean AD was significantly lower in fetuses with IUGR (4.451 mm [95% CI: 4.258-4.655 mm]), than in AGA fetuses (4.74 mm [95% CI: 4.63-4.843 mm]) (p = 0.028). CONCLUSIONS: Growth restricted fetuses have a thicker aortic wall than AGA and SGA fetuses, which possibly represents preclinical atherosclerosis and a predisposition to later cardiovascular disease. | - |
dc.format.extent | 9 p. | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) | - |
dc.relation.isformatof | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126842 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | PLoS One, 2015, vol. 10, num. 5, p. e0126842 | - |
dc.relation.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126842 | - |
dc.rights | cc-by (c) Gómez Roig, Ma. Dolores et al., 2015 | - |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es | - |
dc.source | Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) | - |
dc.subject.classification | Fetus | - |
dc.subject.classification | Aorta | - |
dc.subject.classification | Malalties cardiovasculars | - |
dc.subject.classification | Antropometria | - |
dc.subject.classification | Creixement fetal | - |
dc.subject.classification | Aterosclerosi | - |
dc.subject.classification | Estudi de casos | - |
dc.subject.other | Fetus | - |
dc.subject.other | Aorta | - |
dc.subject.other | Cardiovascular diseases | - |
dc.subject.other | Anthropometry | - |
dc.subject.other | Fetal growth | - |
dc.subject.other | Atherosclerosis | - |
dc.subject.other | Case studies | - |
dc.title | Aortic intima-media thickness and aortic diameter in small for gestational age and growth restricted fetuses | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | - |
dc.identifier.idgrec | 654472 | - |
dc.date.updated | 2016-10-19T08:03:01Z | - |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 26017141 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) |
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